Mergers/Finance
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The Feds Prepare to Crush the JetBlue Acquisition of Spirit
What has long been expected may very well become truth by the time you read this. Bloomberg is reporting that as soon…
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Colombia Does Not Like the Avianca/Viva Merger, But Avianca is Not Giving Up Yet
Avianca has been busy remaking itself over the last few years. That has meant pivoting toward an ultra low cost (ULCC) model…
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The Cities Where JetBlue Thinks It Needs Spirit to Grow
Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends. It’s time to take yet another look at JetBlue’s plans for Spirit.…
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A Look at the Focus Cities JetBlue Wants to Grow From the Spirit Deal
I recently wrote about potential overlap between the new JetBlue/Spirit combo and the Big Four airlines, but that is a messy comparison…
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Putting Numbers to JetBlue’s Claims of Increased Competition With Spirit Acquisition
JetBlue has twisted itself in knots over the last couple months explaining why the Spirit acquisition makes sense for the airline, saying…
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The Frontier/Spirit Merger is Dead… And Spirit’s Board Only Has One Good Option
Everyone has been waiting for the results of the Spirit vote on the Frontier merger for weeks now. After multiple delays, this…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – A US Travel Stress Test With Special Guest Dawn Gilbertson!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Dave and I have spent a lot of time talking to you…
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Cranky on the Web: More on Spirit
Another vote delay leaves Spirit’s merger with Frontier in question while JetBlue circles – CNBCThis is so 1 week ago. I mean,…
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Prospects Continue to Dim for the Frontier/Spirit Merger
Since the day it was announced, Spirit’s board has been 100 percent behind its merger deal with Frontier. Even when JetBlue entered…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – All About Alliances!
Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Alliances! I figure if I put the exclamation point there, it’ll get…
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JetBlue Sinks Frontier’s Offer With Higher Bid for Spirit
With only 10 days to go until the now-rescheduled shareholder vote, JetBlue has effectively torpedoed the Frontier/Spirit merger as it stands by…
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A New Cranky Talk is Live – The Summer of Airline Madness
Cranky Talk – The Summer of Airline Madness And we are back after Dave’s nuptials. What are we talking about? The same…